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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. More than 40 years later, what does German commander Luck believe would have been key to turning the battle?
(a) Taking more POWs.
(b) Controlling the bridges.
(c) Controlling the beaches.
(d) Controlling the villages.

2. What do Allied troops use to keep water out of their riffles during the invasion?
(a) Condoms.
(b) Corks.
(c) Wax.
(d) Band-aids.

3. Where does Eisenhower give an impromptu graduation address in the spring of 1944?
(a) Sorbonne.
(b) Sandhurst.
(c) Slapton Sands.
(d) West Point.

4. How long is the flight over England and the Channel for the paratroopers?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

5. What is the name of the subordinate who Rommel told, "the war is lost"?
(a) Luck.
(b) Von Horn.
(c) Reichert.
(d) Lecht.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Eisenhower born?

2. How many troops drop into Normandy on D-Day?

3. What are the losses predicted by Commander Leigh-Mallory?

4. What is Maj. John Howard's D Company known as?

5. Who is the American commander in the Pacific in 1943?

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